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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,793
High
DISTRICT 1,262 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177002671
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL
1201 SE JAGUAR LN, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34952 · (772) 337-6770 · St. Lucie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,793 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,056 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 405 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 464 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 459 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 465 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 16.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,793 | 58.9% | 46.7% |
| HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL PALM BAY | 1,960 | 57.7% | 46.0% |
| WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 2,648 | 60.2% | 45.8% |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND | 1,985 | 56.8% | 48.0% |
| RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 1,394 | 57.7% | 34.0% |
| ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 1,844 | 60.8% | 58.6% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Lucie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #370 of 555 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #459 of 549 ▲ 61 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #382 of 559 ▼ 30 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,793 | #213 of 830 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #362 of 575 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #25 of 594 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #114 of 630 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #176 of 246 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,793
+112 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,893
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,793 | 76.7 | 23.4:1 | 59% (1,056) |
| 2023-24 | 1,811 | 74.5 | 24.3:1 | 57% (1,025) |
| 2022-23 | 1,748 | 76.5 | 22.8:1 | 67% (1,166) |
| 2020-21 | 1,681 | 75 | 22.4:1 | 59% (997) |
| 2017-18 | 1,694 | 91 | 18.6:1 | 59% (1,002) |
| 2015-16 | 1,601 | 91 | 17.6:1 | 65% (1,039) |
| 2010-11 | 1,996 | 104 | 19.2:1 | 51% (1,024) |
| 2000-01 | 1,774 | 104 | 17.1:1 | 33% (593) |
| 1990-91 | 1,893 | 101 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL.
About PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school run by ST. LUCIE in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,793 students. That compares with an average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
Federal data list 53 schools in ST. LUCIE, with 49,308 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL; the largest is Hispanic, at 33%. It is also 30% Black, 29% White, and 6% multiracial. St. Lucie County's residents are about 22% Hispanic, 11 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Classroom staffing at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL totals 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is similar, at 23.5:1. Federal data show 59% of students (1,056) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in St. Lucie County is similar, at 57%.
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of Florida public high schools.
Test results at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL are 4.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.7% actual, 51.6% predicted).
The county, St. Lucie County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,457, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 57 public schools and about 50,809 students.
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is VILLAGE GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL is City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment increased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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St. Lucie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
50,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LUCIE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-8Elementary · 1,700 students
Other schools in PORT ST LUCIE
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-8Elementary · 1,700 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,662 students
- WEST GATE K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,639 students
Nearby schools
- VILLAGE GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL1.1 mi · 586
- MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 653
- MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 792
- FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 659
- SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 872
- ACCELERATION ACADEMY2.9 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL?
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,793 students in grades 09-12.
Is PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 23.4:1 (77 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL?
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 29% White, 33% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LUCIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.